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UPDATE 2-Child suicides may spur changes to drug labels.

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| September 14, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From CBS Marketwatch (Stories))

Byline: Gerri Willis, Jen Rogers

WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- The Food and Drug Administration indicated Tuesday that it may want new labels on some antidepressants prescribed to children and adolescents that have been linked to increased risk of suicide.

On the second day of a panel meeting, FDA officials seemed to be leaning toward requiring the new labels, based on pediatric studies of nine antidepressants, including Eli Lilly's Prozac and Pfizer's Zoloft.

For many children, however, the benefits of taking the drugs may outweigh the risks, the agency said, asking an advisory panel of experts for input on…

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